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Allies and Enemies

Gallup Poll. Feb. 6-9, 2014. N=1,023 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
				.
"What one country anywhere in the world do you consider to be the United States' greatest enemy today?" Open-ended
				.
		2/6-9/14	2/2-5/12
		%	%
	China	20	23
	North Korea/Korea	16	10
	Iran	16	32
	Russia	9	2
	Iraq	7	5
	Afghanistan	5	7
	Syria	3	-
	Other	13	8
	None (vol.)	2	1
	Unsure	9	11

Gallup Poll. Feb. 2-5, 2012. N=1,029 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
				.
"Next, I'd like your overall opinion of some foreign countries. Is your overall opinion of [see below] very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable?"
				.
		Favorable	Unfavorable
		%	%
	Canada
	2/2-5/12	96	3
	2/2-5/11	92	6
	2/9-12/09	90	6
	2/11-14/08	92	6
	2/1-4/07	92	5
	2/6-9/06	89	9
	2/9-12/04	87	11
				.
	Australia
	2/2-5/12	93	2
	2/1-4/07	89	5
	2/9-12/04	88	7
				.
	Great Britain
	2/2-5/12	90	5
	2/2-5/11	88	7
	2/1-3/10	87	7
	2/9-12/09	89	7
	2/11-14/08	89	7
	2/1-4/07	89	8
	2/6-9/06	88	8
	2/9-12/04	87	10
	3/14-15/03	86	9
	2/3-6/03	89	6
				.
	Germany
	2/2-5/12	86	9
	2/2-5/11	82	12
	2/1-3/10	80	12
	2/9-12/09	79	12
	2/11-14/08	82	13
	2/1-4/07	83	11
	2/6-9/06	79	15
	2/9-12/04	69	26
	3/14-15/03	49	44
	2/3-6/03	71	21
				.
	Japan
	2/2-5/12	83	13
	2/2-5/11	80	15
	2/1-3/10	77	16
	2/9-12/09	81	13
	2/11-14/08	80	15
	2/1-4/07	82	13
	2/6-9/06	81	13
	2/9-12/04	75	20
				.
	India
	2/2-5/12	75	20
	2/2-5/11	72	20
	2/1-3/10	66	25
	2/9-12/09	64	25
	2/11-14/08	69	22
	2/1-4/07	69	22
	2/6-9/06	66	23
	2/9-12/04	61	29
				.
	France
	2/2-5/12	75	21
	2/2-5/11	71	24
	2/1-3/10	63	31
	2/9-12/09	64	30
	2/11-14/08	69	27
	2/1-4/07	57	38
	2/6-9/06	54	40
	2/9-12/04	47	49
	3/14-15/03	34	64
	2/3-6/03	59	33
				.
	Israel
	2/2-5/12	71	24
	2/2-5/11	68	27
	2/1-3/10	67	25
	2/9-12/09	63	29
	2/11-14/08	71	25
	2/1-4/07	63	30
	2/6-9/06	68	23
	2/9-12/04	59	35
				.
	Greece
	2/2-5/12	62	28
				.
	Mexico
	2/2-5/12	51	48
	2/2-5/11	45	51
	2/1-3/10	49	46
	2/9-12/09	51	43
	2/11-14/08	58	40
	2/1-4/07	60	36
	2/6-9/06	64	32
	2/9-12/04	68	27
				.
	Russia
	2/2-5/12	50	44
	2/2-5/11	51	42
	2/1-3/10	47	45
	2/9-12/09	40	53
	2/11-14/08	48	46
	2/1-4/07	53	41
	2/6-9/06	58	35
	2/9-12/04	59	35
	3/14-15/03	41	52
	2/3-6/03	63	26
				.
	Egypt
	2/2-5/12	47	47
	2/2-5/11	40	50
	2/1-3/10	58	29
	2/9-12/09	59	27
	2/11-14/08	62	26
	2/1-4/07	60	28
	2/6-9/06	58	27
	2/9-12/04	58	32
				.
	Saudi Arabia
	2/2-5/12	42	54
	2/2-5/11	37	53
	2/1-3/10	35	58
	2/9-12/09	31	60
	2/11-14/08	31	61
	2/1-4/07	35	58
	2/6-9/06	31	62
	2/9-12/04	28	66
				.
	China
	2/2-5/12	41	56
	2/2-5/11	47	50
	2/1-3/10	42	53
	2/9-12/09	41	51
	2/11-14/08	42	55
	2/1-4/07	48	47
	2/6-9/06	44	49
	2/9-12/04	41	54
				.
	Cuba
	2/2-5/12	37	57
	2/2-5/11	30	62
	2/1-3/10	29	64
	2/9-12/09	29	60
	2/11-14/08	27	67
	2/1-4/07	25	68
	2/6-9/06	21	71
	2/9-12/04	28	67
				.
	Libya
	2/2-5/12	25	66
	2/6-9/06	22	58
	2/9-12/04	25	63
				.
	Iraq
	2/2-5/12	24	72
	2/2-5/11	25	70
	2/1-3/10	23	73
	2/9-12/09	28	66
	2/11-14/08	20	77
	2/1-4/07	15	82
	2/6-9/06	21	75
	2/9-12/04	21	74
	3/14-15/03	5	93
	2/3-6/03	5	90
				.
	The Palestinian Authority
	2/2-5/12	19	72
	2/2-5/11	19	70
	2/1-3/10	20	70
	2/9-12/09	15	73
	2/11-14/08	14	75
	2/1-4/07	16	75
	2/6-9/06	11	78
	2/9-12/04	15	76
				.
	Syria
	2/2-5/12	17	72
	2/1-4/07	21	66
				.
	Pakistan
	2/2-5/12	15	81
	2/2-5/11	18	76
	2/1-3/10	23	71
	2/9-12/09	20	73
	2/11-14/08	22	72
	2/1-4/07	28	64
	2/6-9/06	30	59
	2/9-12/04	28	64
				.
	Afghanistan
	2/2-5/12	14	82
	2/2-5/11	14	82
	2/1-3/10	18	79
	2/9-12/09	19	75
	2/11-14/08	21	73
	2/1-4/07	23	71
	2/6-9/06	27	65
	2/9-12/04	28	65
				.
	North Korea
	2/2-5/12	13	82
	2/2-5/11	11	84
	2/1-3/10	14	80
	2/9-12/09	15	77
	2/11-14/08	12	82
	2/1-4/07	12	82
	2/6-9/06	10	81
	2/9-12/04	12	83
	3/14-15/03	8	86
	2/3-6/03	12	80
				.
	Iran
	2/2-5/12	10	87
	2/2-5/11	11	85
	2/1-3/10	10	85
	2/9-12/09	12	80
	2/11-14/08	8	88
	2/1-4/07	9	86
	2/6-9/06	7	86
	2/9-12/04	17	77
	3/14-15/03	13	79
	2/3-6/03	13	77

Pew Research Center. Jan. 11-16, 2012. N=748 adults nationwide.
			.
"Thinking about foreign policy, what country in the world, if any, represents the greatest danger to the United States?" Open-ended
			.
		%
	Iran	28
	China	22
	North Korea	8
	Iraq	7
	Afghanistan	5
	United States	3
	Mexico	2
	Russia	2
	Other	8
	None/Multiple	4
	Unsure	13

Gallup Poll. Feb. 2-5, 2011. N=1,015 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
				.
"Next, I'd like your overall opinion of some foreign countries. Is your overall opinion of [see below] very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable?"
				.
		Favorable	Unfavorable
		%	%
				.
	South Korea
	2/2-5/11	65	28
	2/11-14/08	60	31
	2/3-6/03	58	31
				.
	Jordan
	2/2-5/11	50	33
	2/1-4/07	51	34
	2/7-10/05	54	32

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. June 16, 2010. N=534 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
						.
"Next, I'd like your overall opinion of some foreign countries. Is your overall opinion of each of the following very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable? . . ."
						.
		Very favorable	Mostly favorable	Mostly unfavorable	Very unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
						.
	Great Britain
	6/16/10	28	57	9	4	1
	4/3-5/109	40	50	5	4	1
						.
	Israel
	6/16/10	24	43	23	9	1
	4/3-5/109	29	40	21	9	-
						.
	India
	6/16/10	12	55	22	9	2
	4/3-5/109	11	59	18	9	2
						.
	Mexico
	6/16/10	11	33	33	22	1
	4/3-5/109	9	43	26	20	1
						.
	Pakistan
	6/16/10	3	18	47	31	2
	4/3-5/109	5	16	46	30	2
						.
	North Korea
	6/16/10	4	11	31	53	-
	4/3-5/109	2	11	34	52	1
						.
	Iran
	6/16/10	2	7	40	51	-
	4/3-5/109	3	9	40	47	1

Gallup Poll. Feb. 1-3, 2010. N=1,025 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
				.
"Next, I'd like your overall opinion of some foreign countries. Is your overall opinion of [see below] very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable?"
				.
		Favorable	Unfavorable
		%	%
	Yemen
	2/1-3/10	21	56

Gallup Poll. Feb. 1-3, 2010. N=1,025 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
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"I am going to read you a list of possible threats to the vital interest of the United States in the next 10 years. For each one, please tell me if you see this as a critical threat, an important but not critical threat, or not an important threat at all. . . ."
						.
		Critical	Important	Not Important	Unsure	.
		%	%	%	%	.
	"International terrorism"
	2/1-3/10	81	16	2	1	.
	2/9-12/04	82	16	2	-	.

						.
	"The military power of Iran"
	2/1-3/10	61	29	8	2	.

						.
	"The military power of North Korea"
	2/1-3/10	61	29	8	2	.

						.
	"The conflict between Israel and the Palestinians"
	2/1-3/10	47	41	10	2	.
	2/9-12/04	58	32	8	2	.
						.
	"The military power of China"
	2/1-3/10	46	43	9	3	.
	2/9-12/04	39	46	11	4	.
						.
	"The conflict between India and Pakistan"
	2/1-3/10	32	49	15	4	.
	2/9-12/04	32	52	11	5	.
						.
	"The military power of Russia"
	2/1-3/10	23	52	22	3	.
	2/9-12/04	18	50	29	3	.

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. June 26-28, 2009. N=1,026 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Would you say that the following represent a very serious threat to the United States, a moderately serious threat, just a slight threat, or no threat at all? . . ."
						.
		Very serious threat	Moderately serious threat	Just a slight threat	No threat at all	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	North Korea
	6/26-28/09	52	28	14	6	-

						.
	Iran
	6/26-28/09	43	36	13	7	-

						.
	China
	6/26-28/09	20	35	26	18	1

						.
	Russia
	6/26-28/09	11	28	29	31	1

Pew Research Center poll. June 10-14, 2009. N=743 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
						.
"Now, a few questions about foreign policy: I'd like your opinion about some possible international concerns for the U.S. Do you think that [see below] is a major threat, a minor threat, or not a threat to the well being of the United States?"
						.
		Major Threat	Minor Threat	Not a Threat	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
						.
	"China's emergence as a world power"
	6/10-14/09	52	31	11	6
	1/09	46	36	13	5
	2/1-5/06	47	34	12	7
						.
	"North Korea's nuclear program"
	6/10-14/09	72	19	5	5
	1/09	53	32	8	7
	2/1-5/06	60	27	6	7
						.
	"Iran's nuclear program"
	6/10-14/09	69	20	5	5
	1/09	65	23	6	6
	2/1-5/06	65	24	5	6
						.
	"Political instability in Pakistan"
	6/10-14/09	50	33	7	9
	1/09	47	37	8	8
						.
	"Islamic extremist groups like al Qaeda"
	6/10-14/09	78	14	4	4
	1/09	77	15	4	4
						.
	"The conflict between Israelis and Palestinians"
	6/10-14/09	49	35	9	6
	1/09	45	40	9	6
						.
	"Drug-related violence in Mexico"
	6/10-14/09	59	30	7	4

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. April 3-5, 2009. N=1,023 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
						.
"Next, I'd like your overall opinion of some foreign countries. Is your overall opinion of each of the following very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable? . . ."
						.
		Very favorable	Mostly favorable	Mostly unfavorable	Very unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	Great Britain *	40	50	5	4	1
	Japan *	24	57	11	6	1
	Germany *	22	57	14	6	1
	India	11	59	18	9	2
	Israel *	29	40	21	9	-
	France *	15	52	19	13	1
	Turkey	9	52	26	8	5
	Mexico	9	43	26	20	1
	Russia	6	41	35	16	2
	China	9	37	33	20	-
	Venezuela *	8	34	31	23	5
	Cuba	9	29	40	21	1
	Palestinian Authority *	7	20	41	30	3
	Pakistan	5	16	46	30	2
	North Korea	2	11	34	52	1
	Iran	3	9	40	47	1
						.
	* N=approx. 510, MoE ą 4.5

Gallup Poll. Feb. 27-28, 2009. N=1,023 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
			.
"If you had to choose, which of the following countries do think is the most valuable ally for the United States: Canada, Great Britain, Israel, Japan, or Germany?" Options rotated
			.
		%
	Great Britain	36
	Canada	29
	Japan	12
	Israel	10
	Germany	5
	Unsure	8

Gallup Poll. Feb. 11-14, 2008. N=1,007 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
				.
"Next, I'd like your overall opinion of some foreign countries. Is your overall opinion of [see below] very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable?"
				.
		Favorable	Unfavorable
		%	%
	Kenya
	2/11-14/08	42	38
				.
	Venezuela
	2/11-14/08	37	50
	2/1-4/07	41	44

The Harris Poll. July 10-16, 2007. N=approx. 500 adults nationwide.
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"Do you feel that [see below] is a close ally of the U.S., is friendly but not a close ally, is not friendly but not an enemy, or is unfriendly and is an enemy of the U.S.?"
						.
		Close Ally	Friendly	Not Friendly	Enemy	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	Great Britain	70	21	6	1	3
	Canada	57	31	9	1	2
	Australia	54	28	10	1	7
	Israel	42	26	19	8	5
	Japan	38	34	14	10	4
	Italy	35	40	16	3	7
	South Korea	29	25	20	20	6
	Germany	28	39	20	6	8
	Mexico	27	39	21	10	4
	Norway	27	38	21	2	12
	Holland	26	44	18	1	12
	Spain	25	48	16	2	8
	Sweden	22	50	19	2	7
	Greece	20	43	24	3	10
	France	20	38	27	11	4
	Taiwan	20	36	27	6	11
	India	18	43	21	8	9
	Brazil	15	39	30	3	12
	Chile	12	39	27	7	14
	South Africa	10	42	31	5	12
	Argentina	8	41	29	8	14
	Colombia	8	24	33	23	12
	Russia	6	33	37	17	6
	China	5	25	40	23	6
	Pakistan	4	21	32	37	5

Pew Research Center. Feb. 7-11, 2007. N=1,509 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
				.
"Thinking about the world for a moment -- What country in the world, if any, represents the greatest danger to the United States?" Open-ended. Multiple responses.
				.
		2/7-11/07	2/1-5/06
		%	%
	Iran	25	27
	Iraq	19	17
	North Korea	17	11
	China	14	20
	Other Middle East	7	5
	United States	5	5
	Russia/Former Soviet Union	2	3
	Japan	1	1
	Al Qaeda/Terrorist groups	1	4
	Other	3	2
	None/Not just one country	3	2
	Unsure	13	10

Gallup Poll. Feb. 1-4, 2007. N=1,007 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
				.
"Next, I'd like your overall opinion of some foreign countries. Is your overall opinion of [see below] very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable?"
				.
		Favorable	Unfavorable
		%	%
	Brazil
	2/1-4/07	71	15
	2/9-12/04	66	21
				.
	Turkey
	2/1-4/07	53	31
	3/14-15/03	48	37
	2/3-6/03	63	20

Quinnipiac University Poll. Nov. 13-19, 2006. N=1,623 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 2.4.
				.
"I'd like to get your feelings about some countries and governing organizations who have been in the news and what sort of a relationship you feel they have with the United States. I'll read the name of a country or governing organization and I'd like you to rate how much of a friend or foe they are to the U.S. using the feeling thermometer. You can choose any number between 0 and 100. The higher the number, the warmer or more friendly you feel they are to the U.S. The lower the number, the colder or less friendly they are. If we come to a country or governing organization who you haven't heard enough about to form an opinion, you don't need to rate them. Just tell me and we'll move on to the next one. How friendly or unfriendly do you think [see below] is to the U.S.?"
				.
		MEAN RATING	Unsure
		MEAN RATING	%
	England
	11/13-19/06	78.9	2
	8/17-23/06	78.3	3
	5/23-30/06	76.0	5
	2/21-28/06	76.4	4
	Canada
	11/13-19/06	73.4	3
	8/17-23/06	71.7	2
	5/23-30/06	71.4	2
	2/21-28/06	70.9	3
	Israel
	11/13-19/06	68.2	6
	8/17-23/06	65.9	5
	5/23-30/06	62.9	8
	2/21-28/06	61.8	7
	Germany
	11/13-19/06	58.1	7
	India
	11/13-19/06	56.6	15
	8/17-23/06	53.4	16
	5/23-30/06	54.8	17
	2/21-28/06	52.1	19
	Mexico
	11/13-19/06	51.4	4
	8/17-23/06	51.4	5
	5/23-30/06	50.1	4
	2/21-28/06	54.9	5
	The United Nations
	11/13-19/06	50.4	6
	8/17-23/06	49.2	5
	5/23-30/06	50.1	9
	2/21-28/06	50.6	6
	Russia
	11/13-19/06	46.2	6
	8/17-23/06	45.5	6
	5/23-30/06	44.3	7
	2/21-28/06	47.1	6
	France
	11/13-19/06	44.6	3
	8/17-23/06	43.2	5
	5/23-30/06	44.5	6
	2/21-28/06	45.0	6
	China
	11/13-19/06	44.2	4
	8/17-23/06	39.0	4
	5/23-30/06	41.6	5
	2/21-28/06	41.5	6
	Saudi Arabia
	11/13-19/06	40.4	8
	8/17-23/06	38.2	7
	5/23-30/06	39.5	8
	2/21-28/06	38.2	8
	Venezuela
	11/13-19/06	30.9	22
	8/17-23/06	35.9	25
	5/23-30/06	36.9	30
	Iraq
	11/13-19/06	25.9	3
	8/17-23/06	27.7	3
	5/23-30/06	29.3	4
	2/21-28/06	27.1	4
	Syria
	11/13-19/06	24.3	22
	8/17-23/06	21.7	19
	Cuba
	11/13-19/06	24.1	6
	8/17-23/06	24.0	5
	5/23-30/06	24.4	7
	2/21-28/06	27.2	7
	The Palestinian Government
	11/13-19/06	23.8	11
	8/17-23/06	22.8	11
	5/23-30/06	25.0	14
	2/21-28/06	24.6	12
	Iran
	11/13-19/06	15.5	3
	8/17-23/06	13.9	4
	5/23-30/06	16.9	5
	2/21-28/06	16.7	6
	North Korea
	11/13-19/06	13.5	5
	8/17-23/06	15.0	7
	5/23-30/06	18.4	9
	2/21-28/06	19.7	9

Gallup Poll. Feb. 6-9, 2006. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
				.
"Next, I'd like your overall opinion of some foreign countries. Is your overall opinion of [see below] very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable?"
				.
		Favorable	Unfavorable
		%	%
	Taiwan
	2/6-9/06	67	19
	The Philippines
	2/6-9/06	67	21

Pew Research Center poll. Feb. 1-5, 2006. N=757 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.
						.
"I'd like your opinion about some possible international concerns for the U.S. Do you think that [see below] is a major threat, a minor threat or not a threat to the well being of the United States?" N=757, MoE ą 4 (Form 1)
						.
		Major Threat	Minor Threat	Not a Threat	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	"The election of left-wing political leaders in Latin America"
	2/1-5/06	24	43	18	15
						.
	"Growing authoritarianism in Russia"
	2/1-5/06	22	45	16	17

CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. Sept. 19-21, 2003. N=1,003 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"For each of the following countries, please say whether you consider it an ally of the United States, friendly but not an ally, unfriendly, or an enemy of the United States. How about . . . ?"
						.
		Ally	Friendly, not ally	Unfriendly	Enemy	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	Great Britain
	9/03	68	26	2	1	3
	4/03	79	17	1	1	2
	3/03	72	25	1	-	2
	5/00	65	27	2	1	5
	France
	9/03	24	42	25	6	3
	4/03	18	40	31	9	2
	3/03	20	36	32	8	4
	5/00	50	40	4	1	5
	China
	9/03	9	44	30	12	5
	4/01	5	22	44	25	4
	5/00	10	41	30	13	6
	Saudi Arabia
	9/03	9	32	35	19	5
	5/00	19	37	23	12	9
	North Korea
	9/03	5	7	39	44	5
	4/03	2	11	36	45	6
	3/03	2	5	43	46	4
	5/00	6	26	35	24	9

CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. March 14-15, 2003. Nationwide.
						.
"Next, I'd like your overall opinion of some foreign countries. Is your overall opinion of [see below] very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable?" Form A (N=488, MoE ą 5)
						.
		Favorable	Unfavorable
		%	%
	Spain
	3/14-15/03	72	12
	2/3-6/03	75	9
						.
"For each of the following countries, please say whether you consider it an ally of the United States, friendly but not an ally, unfriendly, or an enemy of the United States. How about . . . ?" Form B (N=519, MoE ą 5)
						.
		Ally	Friendly, not ally	Unfriendly	Enemy	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	Spain
	3/03	49	37	5	1	8
	Turkey
	3/03	28	43	18	2	9
	Germany
	3/03	27	43	23	3	4
	5/00	44	44	5	3	4
	Russia
	3/03	23	44	25	5	3
	5/00	12	49	22	11	6
	Iran
	3/03	3	13	44	32	8
	5/00	3	14	44	34	5
	Iraq
	3/03	1	1	30	66	2
	5/00	2	8	39	47	4

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Feb. 25-26, 2003. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"Please tell me whether you think each of the following nations is a friend of the United States, or not. . . ."
						.
		Friend	Not a friend	Depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	Great Britain	90	4	1	5
	Israel	70	16	4	10
	Turkey	52	23	9	16
	Germany	46	34	9	11
	Egypt	41	26	9	24
	France	38	47	7	8
	Saudi Arabia	30	49	8	13
	Syria	14	46	4	36

*ABC News/Washington Post* Poll**. Feb. 6-9, 2003. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"Which of these two nations do you think poses a greater threat to the United States: North Korea or Iraq?" Options rotated
						.
		Iraq	North Korea	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	2/6-9/03	56	33	7	1	3
	1/2-5/03	55	35	7	2	2

Gallup Poll. Feb. 3-6, 2003. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
				.
"Next, I'd like your overall opinion of some foreign countries. Is your overall opinion of [see below] very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable?"
				.
		Favorable	Unfavorable
		%	%
	Italy	80	9
	Kuwait	47	42
	Vietnam	43	39
	Colombia	26	57

Time/CNN Poll conducted by Harris Interactive. Jan. 15-16, 2003. N=1,010 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
						.
"Would you say that the following represent a very serious threat to the United States, a moderately serious threat, just a slight threat, or no threat at all? . . ."
						.
		Very Serious	Moderately Serious	Slight	None at All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	Iraq	59	24	9	7	1
	North Korea	45	31	13	9	2
	Iran	35	31	19	13	2
	China	22	35	22	18	3
	Russia	11	25	27	34	3
	Cuba	8	21	25	43	3

Knight Ridder poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Jan. 3-6, 2003. N=1,204 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"To begin, please tell me whether or not you think each of the following is a serious threat to the security of the United States today. What about [see below]? Do you think they are a serious threat, or not?"
					.
		Yes, Serious Threat	No, Not a Serious Threat	Unsure
		%	%	%
	Al Queda, Osama Bin Laden's organization	90	6	4
	Iraq	75	19	7
	North Korea	54	35	11
	Iran	53	36	11

ABC News Poll. Jan. 2-5, 2003. N=1,044 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"On another subject, if you had to name one nation that you might consider the greatest threat to world peace, which nation would that be?" Open-ended
		1/03	7/01	9/91	9/81
		%	%	%	%
	Iraq	33	13	20	-
	North Korea	18	1	-	-
	China	10	35	10	5
	United States	10	8	7	7
	Other Arab nations	4	3	4	2
	Iran	3	5	5	5
	Russia/Soviet Union	2	10	25	72
	Afghanistan	2	-	-	-
	Iraq and North Korea equally	2	0	0	0
	Israel	1	2	2	4
	Japan	1	2	2	-
	Pakistan	1	-	-	-
	Other	2	6	13	7
	Don't know	12	14	13	-

Gallup Poll. March 17-19, 2000. N=1,024 adults nationwide.
					.
"Now I am going to read you a list of countries, some of which have -- and some of which do not have -- nuclear weapons. As I read each one, please tell me whether you think possession of nuclear weapons by that country would pose a serious threat to the United States, or not. . . ." Half sample (Form A)
					.
		Serious threat	Not a serious threat	Unsure
		%	%	%
	China	78	18	4
	Russia	73	23	4
	Pakistan	65	29	6
	Israel	40	58	2
	India	39	55	6
	Taiwan	39	56	5
					.
"Now I am going to read you a list of countries, some of which have -- and some of which do not have -- nuclear weapons. As I read each one, please tell me whether you think possession of nuclear weapons by that country would pose a serious threat to world peace, or not. . . ." Half sample (Form B)
					.
		Serious threat	Not a serious threat	Unsure
		%	%	%
	China	81	16	3
	Russia	75	22	3
	Pakistan	72	20	8
	India	54	38	8
	Israel	51	43	6
	Taiwan	44	48	8

Africa

CBS News Poll. July 31-Aug. 5, 2008. N=1,034 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
						.
"Should the U.S. be doing more to help solve the problems facing countries in Africa, should it be doing less, or is the U.S. doing about the right amount?"
						.
		More	Less	About right	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%
	7/31 - 8/5/08	22	23	44	11

Europe

CBS News Poll. July 17-18, 2018. N=1,007 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
						.
"Do you consider the nations of the European Union allies of the United States, friendly but not allies, unfriendly, or enemies of the United States?"
						.
		Allies	Friendly, not allies	Unfriendly	Enemies	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/17-18/18	49	30	7	4	9

CNN/ORC Poll. Sept. 4-8, 2015. N=1,012 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
					.
"Thinking about the large numbers of migrants, including refugees such as those fleeing Syria's civil war, trying to get to Europe from the Middle East and North Africa, do you think the United States and its allies bear some of the responsibility for the migrant crisis or not?"
					.
		Bear some responsibility	Do not bear responsibility	Unsure
		%	%	%
	9/4-8/15	54	44	2
					.
"Do you favor or oppose the United States taking any of the following actions in response to the migrant crisis in Europe? ..."
					.
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
					.
	"Taking in some of the refugees"
	9/4-8/15	55	44	1
					.
	"Assisting in search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea"
	9/4-8/15	73	26	1
					.
	"Providing humanitarian assistance to the refugees"
	9/4-8/15	83	16	1

United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Nov. 3-6, 2011. N=1,005 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.7.
					.
"As you may know, there is concern about Greece's ability to pay its debts and fears that, if Greece defaults, it will hurt the global economy -- including the United States. Do you think the U.S. should or should NOT provide any financial assistance to European nations and financial institutions which have already offered Greece aid if it undertakes reforms to repair its fiscal problems?"
					.
		Should	Should not	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	11/3-6/11	21	71	8

Gallup Poll. May 21-23, 2004. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"How much would you say you know about the organization called the European Union or the E.U.: a great deal, a fair amount, very little, or nothing at all?"
						.
		Great Deal	Fair Amount	Very Little	Nothing At All	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/04	3	19	37	40	1
						.
"In your opinion, how likely is it that the European Union will become a super power such as the United States: very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely, or not at all likely?" Form B (N=496, MoE ą 5)
						.
		Very Likely	Somewhat Likely	Not Very Likely	Not At All Likely	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/04	13	31	29	15	12
						.
"In your opinion, would you say that the European Union tends to play a positive role, a negative role, or neither a positive nor a negative role regarding [see below]?" Form A (N=506, MoE ą 5)
						.
			Positive	Negative	Neither	No Opinion
			%	%	%	%
	Growth of the world economy		48	15	24	13
						.
	Peace in the world		45	15	29	11
						.
	The war against terrorism		41	18	31	10
						.
	Protection of the environment		40	14	30	16
						.
	The fight against poverty in the world		33	18	33	16

Middle East

Pew Research Center. Oct. 4-7, 2012. N=1,511 adults nationwide.
						.
"As you may know, recent protests and uprisings in Middle Eastern countries, such as Egypt and Libya, have led to major changes in political leadership. From what you have read and heard, do you think these changes will lead to lasting improvements for people living in these countries, or not?" N=762 (Form 1), margin of error ą 4.1.
						.
		Yes, lasting improvements	No, no lasting improvements	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/4-7/12	25	57	18
						.
"Do you think these changes in political leadership in the Middle East will end up being good for the United States, bad for the United States, or won't have much effect on the United States?" Options rotated. N=762 (Form 1), margin of error ą 4.1.
						.
		Good	Bad	Won't have much effect	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	10/4-7/12	14	36	38	12
						.
"When it comes to recent changes in political leadership in Middle Eastern countries such as Egypt and Libya, do you think the United States should be more involved or less involved than it currently is?" Options rotated. N=749 (Form 2), margin of error ą 4.2.
						.
		More involved	Less involved	Neither/ Same (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	10/4-7/12	23	63	4	10
						.
"Thinking about the political situation in the Middle East, which is more important: Democratic governments, even if there is less stability in the region, or, stable governments, even if there is less democracy in the region?" Options rotated. N=749 (Form 2), margin of error ą 4.2. 2011: "Thinking about recent events in the Middle East, which is more important: Democratic governments, even if there is less stability in the region, OR stable governments, even if there is less democracy in the region?"
						.
		Democratic governments	Stable governments	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/4-7/12	30	54	15
	3/8-14/11	37	52	11

Pew Research Center. May 25-30, 2011. N=1,509 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
						.
"As you may know, there have been protests and calls for change in a number of Middle Eastern countries recently. From what you have read and heard, do you think these events will lead to lasting improvements for people living in these countries, or not?"
						.
		Yes, lasting improvements	No, no lasting improvements	Depends/Too soon to tell (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/25-30/11	37	45	5	13
	3/30 - 4/3/11	42	43	3	12
						.
"Do you think the anti-government protests and changes in the Middle East will end up being good for the United States, bad for the United States, or won't have much effect on the United States?"
						.
		Good	Bad	Won't have much effect	Depends/Too soon to tell (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/25-30/11	23	26	36	4	11
	3/30 - 4/3/11	24	35	28	4	9

Pew Research Center. March 30-April 3, 2011. N=1,507 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
						.
"Thinking about U.S. policies toward the Middle East, how important should each of the following goals be? Should [see below] be a very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not at all important goal?"
						.
		Very important	Somewhat important	Not too important	Not at all important	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
						.
	"Preventing the spread of terrorism"
	3/30 - 4/3/11	81	13	2	2	1
						.
	"Keeping oil prices low"
	3/30 - 4/3/11	67	23	6	3	1
						.
	"Preventing attacks on civilians"
	3/30 - 4/3/11	67	21	4	5	4
						.
	"Encouraging the spread of democracy"
	3/30 - 4/3/11	42	36	10	6	5
						.
	"Helping to protect Israel"
	3/30 - 4/3/11	39	37	11	9	5

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. March 11-13, 2011. N=515 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.5.
					.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation in Arab countries in the Middle East, such as Egypt and Libya?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/11-13/11	49	43	8

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. March 10-13, 2011. N=1,005 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
						.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Obama is handling the political unrest in the Middle East and North Africa?" Half sample
						.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/10-13/11	45	44	12
						.
"Thinking about the unrest in the Middle East and North Africa: Do you think the demonstrators in these countries are mainly interested in establishing democratic governments, or mainly interested in establishing new governments but not necessarily democratic ones?"
						.
		Democratic	Not necessarily democratic	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/10-13/11	20	71	9
						.
"In the long run, do you think the outcome of the unrest in the Middle East and North Africa will help or hurt U.S. political and economic interests in the region?" Half sample
						.
		Help	Hurt	No effect (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/10-13/11	29	58	4	9
						.
"In the long run, do you think the outcome of the unrest in the Middle East and North Africa will help or hurt the ability of the U.S. to fight terrorist groups based in these countries?" Half sample
						.
		Help	Hurt	No effect (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/10-13/11	33	49	6	12

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Feb. 24-28, 2011. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
						.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation in Egypt and the political unrest in other Arab countries?" Half sample (Form A), MoE ą 4.4
						.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/24-28/11	55	30	15
						.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation in Libya?" Half sample (Form B), MoE ą 4.4
						.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/24-28/11	48	26	26
						.
"Thinking about the whole Middle East, do you feel that over the past few months, the United States has gotten closer to its objectives of peace and democracy for the region, further away from its objectives of peace and democracy, or have things stayed about the same?" Half sample (Form A), MoE ą 4.4
						.
		Closer	Further away	About the same	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	2/24-28/11	19	21	55	5
						.
"Will the current events in Egypt and protests in other Arab countries increase or decrease the chances for peace and stability in that region, or not make much difference either way?"
						.
		Increase	Decrease	Not much difference	Too early to tell (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	2/24-28/11	31	28	33	2	6

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Feb. 14, 2011. N=1,004 adults nationwide, interviewed via Gallup Daily tracking. Margin of error ą 4.
						.
"As you may know, last week Egypt President Hosni Mubarak resigned after several weeks of demonstrations against the government in that country. Do you think the changes taking place in Egypt will increase the chances for enduring peace in the Middle East, not make any difference, or will decrease the chances for enduring peace in the Middle East?" Options rotated
						.
		Increase the chances	Not make any difference	Decrease the chances	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	2/14/11	37	28	22	14
						.
"Just your best guess, do you think the recent events in Egypt will or will not result in democracy taking hold in other countries in the Middle East?"
						.
		Will	Will not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/14/11	47	44	9

Ipsos/Reuters Poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. Feb. 4-7, 2011. N=1,112 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
					.
"Some people believe that the U.S. should always support democracy in the Middle East, even if it means that the newly democratic countries may elect Islamist governments that do not support our interests. Others believe that the U.S. should be cautious about supporting democracy in the Middle East because it is likely that the newly democratic countries may elect Islamist governments that do not support our interests. Which comes closest to your view?"
					.
		Should always support	Should be cautious	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/4-7/11	32	58	10
					.
"Now that China and India are becoming world powers alongside the United States, some people believe that U.S. foreign policy should refocus away from the Middle East so that other world powers can work to bring about peaceful solutions there. Others believe that it is more important than ever for U.S. foreign policy to remain focused on the Middle East. Which of these comes closest to your view?"
					.
		Refocus away from Middle East	Remain focused on Middle East	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/4-7/11	42	43	15

Muslim Nations See also: Religion

USA Today/Gallup Poll. May 29-31, 2009. N=1,015 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"Now thinking in general about all the various countries in which most of the world's Muslims live -- How much would you say you know about the opinions and beliefs of people who live in Muslim countries: a great deal, a moderate amount, not much, or not at all?"
						.
		A Great Deal	A Moderate Amount	Not Much	Not at All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/29-31/09	10	43	36	11	-
	1/15-18/07	6	37	43	14	-
	3/13-16/06	7	37	43	13	1
	3/1-3/02	5	41	42	12	-
						.
"In general, please tell me whether your opinion of Muslim countries is very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable?"
						.
		Very Favorable	Somewhat Favorable	Neither	Somewhat Unfavorable	Very Unfavorable
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/29-31/09	3	18	37	27	12
	1/15-18/07	3	23	34	23	12
	3/13-16/06	3	22	32	25	12
	3/1-3/02	2	22	33	27	14
						.
"In general, do you think people in Muslim countries have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of the United States?"
						.
		Very Favorable	Somewhat Favorable	Neither	Somewhat Unfavorable	Very Unfavorable
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/29-31/09	3	10	5	36	44
	1/15-18/07	2	9	4	31	50
	3/13-16/06	3	9	4	33	49
	3/1-3/02	1	8	7	35	47
						.
"Do you think that the unfavorable views Muslims have of the U.S. are based mostly on what the U.S. has done, or are based mostly on misinformation provided by their media and government about what the U.S. has done?" Options rotated
						.
		What U.S. Has Done	Misinformation	Both/Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/29-31/09	19	64	12	6
	1/15-18/07	26	57	13	4
	3/1-3/02	11	78	8	3
						.
"Is the quality of the relationship between the Muslim and the Western world important to you?"
						.
		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/29-31/09	76	23	1

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. May 14-17, 2009. N=1,010 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"In general, please tell me whether your opinion of Muslim countries is very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable."
						.
		Very Favorable	Somewhat Favorable	Neither Favorable nor Unfavorable	Somewhat Unfavorable	Very Unfavorable
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/14-17/09	4	17	31	26	20
						.
"In general, do you think people in Muslim countries have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of the United States?"
						.
		Very Favorable	Somewhat Favorable	Neither Favorable nor Unfavorable	Somewhat Unfavorable	Very Unfavorable
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/14-17/09	2	12	6	31	47
						.
"How much does it matter to you personally what people in Muslim countries think of the U.S.: a great deal, a moderate amount, not much, or not at all?"
						.
		A Great Deal	A Moderate Amount	Not Much	Not at All
		%	%	%	%
	5/14-17/09	23	30	23	24
						.
"Do you think the U.S. is at war with the Muslim world, or not?"
						.
		Yes, at War	No, Not at War	Unsure		.
		%	%	%		.
	5/14-17/09	36	62	2		.
						.
"Do you think the Muslim world considers itself at war with the U.S., or not?"
						.
		Yes, at War	No, Not at War	Unsure		.
		%	%	%		.
	5/14-17/09	62	34	3		.

South Asia

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Dec. 1-2, 2008. N=1,096 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"In the ongoing dispute between India and Pakistan, do you think the U.S. should generally take India's side, generally take Pakistan's side, or should the U.S. not take either side?"
						.
		India's side	Pakistan's side	Not take either side	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	12/1-2/08	15	1	81	3

Investor's Business Daily/Christian Science Monitor poll conducted by TIPP, the polling arm of TechnoMetrica Market Intelligence. June 4-9, 2002. N=900 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.3.
				.
"How much have you read or heard about the current situation between India and Pakistan? Would you say a great deal, a fair amount, only a little, or nothing at all?"
				.
		%
	Great deal	15
	Fair amount	37
	Only a little	39
	Nothing at all	8
				.
All questions below were asked of those who have read or heard about the India-Pakistan situation a "great deal" or "fair amount":
				.
"If India were to start a MILITARY action against Pakistan, do you think that Pakistan would be justified to respond with NUCLEAR weapons, or not?"
				.
		%
	Justified	15
	Not justified	78
	Not sure	7
				.
"If Pakistan were to start a MILITARY action against India, do you think that India would be justified to respond with NUCLEAR weapons or not?"
				.
		%
	Justified	16
	Not justified	78
	Not sure	7
				.
"And if either side were to use NUCLEAR weapons first, do you think that the other side is justified to respond with NUCLEAR weapons or not?"
				.
		%
	Justified	48
	Not justified	45
	Not sure	7
				.
"Do you think that the U.S. has a responsibility to try to resolve the conflict between India and Pakistan or do you think the U.S. should stay out of the conflict?"
				.
			%
	U.S. has a responsibility		60
	U.S. should stay out		34
	Not sure		6

ABC News.com Poll. May 29-June 2, 2002. N=1,031 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"How closely are you following news about the dispute between India and Pakistan over the area known as Kashmir: very closely, somewhat closely, not too closely or not closely at all?"
						.
		Very	Somewhat	Not Too	Not at All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	5-6/02	13	36	25	26	1
						.
"Do you think the United States is doing enough to try to help resolve the conflict between Pakistan and India, or should it do more?"
						.
		Doing Enough	Should Do More	Doing Too Much (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5-6/02	48	26	8	19
						.
"Do you think the dispute between Pakistan and India is making it more difficult for the United States to conduct the war on terrorism, or not?"
						.
		Yes, More Difficult	No, Not More Difficult	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5-6/02	64	23	13
						.
"How concerned are you that a nuclear war might break out between Pakistan and India? Is that something that worries you a great deal, somewhat, not too much or not at all?"
						.
		Great deal	Somewhat	Not too much	Not at all	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	5-6/02	22	32	25	21	1

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